[wat.tle] n [ME wattel, fr. OE watel; akin to OHG wadal bandage] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a fabrication of poles interwoven with slender branches, withes, or reeds and used esp. formerly in building b: material for such construction c pl: poles laid on a roof to support thatch
2: a fleshy dependent process usu. about the head or neck (as of a bird) 3 Austral: acacia
2. -- wat.tled adj
[2]wattle vt wat.tled ; wat.tling (14c) 1: to form or build of or with wattle
2. a: to form into wattle: interlace to form wattle b: to unite or make solid by interweaving light flexible material